[Chapter 13] - Proof - Part 3
Year 954, day 010, Elfen's Territory, Elfen's City, Roldi's House, 07h.
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Dressed again in his apron, Roldi prepares the children's breakfast. Now the gray-haired man has his wavy hair cut at the shoulders. The house is less empty, with pictures, furniture and books.
The three children go down the stairs and go to the dining room. They are dressed formally; Kahyu in a skirt, sneaker and white blouse; Whiger in brown pants, black leather shoes and navy blue blouse, with cufflinks; Kalui with the same style as his friend, with the same shoe, but with the color of dark gray pants and light blue social blouse.
After breakfast, the three of them leave home together for the basic school of Elfen, which is at the beginning of the main street, miles away, as they live near the campus of the advanced schools, which is at the end of the same main street.
From the house in front of Kalui's home, a small and skinny child also comes out tidy towards the basic school. He walks across the sidewalk, watching the group's back. His hair is short and dark blond, almost brown, and his eyes are blue.
— Whiger, did you manage to understand the whole review? — Asks Kahyu.
— Of course!
— Sad that you are going to another school ... — says Kalui, hugging his friend with one arm as they walk — But it is next to each other so you can come and visit us whenever you want!
Whiger takes Kalui's arm and replies:
— I 'm happy that I'm going to get rid of you!
Her sister and her friend start to laugh.
Two hours later, near the school, many well-dressed children begin to appear in droves. Everyone going in the same direction. Some talk to their friends and others appear to be very nervous.
Abruptly, the houses come to an end near an iron gate and a high iron fence that stretches across the street from end to end, preventing passage. A crowd of children and some parents are waiting in front of the gate.
After twenty minutes of waiting, the path is opened and all the children enter the vast grassy field behind the fence. The parents just say goodbye and leave.
A few more minutes of walking, after passing through the commerce sector and the teaching area, filled with 72 six-storey buildings, supports up to 2160 students each.
Kahyu, Kalui and Whiger separate, as each will take the test in a different building.
The windy boy can't hide his excitement by seeing so many buildings and so many children his age at the same time.
Arriving in the classroom of your registration, the responsible teacher takes the file from each one and confirms that the child is in the right place.
Before delivering the exams, the professor, dressed in a black suit, explains some things loudly and clearly.
— Most of you must have studied here from six to ten years old, but I still need to explain. Every year, the exam for advanced schools is held here. The result takes an average of 190 days to leave. You should get the results from your respective enrollment school. Elemental, fortifying or metamorphic. If you ask me anything, your test will be confiscated and void. If you look to the side, your test will be confiscated and void. If I deem it necessary, your proof will be confiscated and void. — he sits in his chair, behind a small table, in front of a painting and asks — Do we understand?
Some children respond:
— Yes sir!
"Damn, if the teacher is like that, I don't even want to see the proof! ... Is their teacher also a demon?", Thinks Kalui.
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Year 954, day 221, Elfen's Territory, Elfen's City, Roldi's House, 09h.
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At the door, Roldi hugs the three children while a tear falls from his eyes.
Kalui is dressed in a black T-shirt, with a long sleeve and polo collar, which has a white sash that goes from his shoulder to his waist, going through the heart and black pants also with a white sash that goes from waist to foot. Kahyu is wearing the same uniform as his friend, but without a polo collar. Whiger wears the same outfit, but with a different color; the clothes are red with light green stripes.
— You really passed! They have no idea how proud I am of you! Exclaims Roldi.
Whiger still hugging, says while patting his guardian on the back:
— Relax, grandpa. Weekend we come home! — laughing, he adds — We will be late ...
Kahyu and Kalui also laugh at the situation and the scarred man lets the children go.
In addition to the clothes, they also carry a backpack with clothes. Whiger wears a brass knuckle attached to a padded glove and Kalui has his chains fitted to his silver bracelets.
The path to the campus of the three schools is to the left of your home, the opposite to the primary school.
Again, the streets and houses end up in the long black bars. Behind them, a vast grassy land and at the very bottom, the great elementary school.
— Well, that's it. Says Whiger. — I head to the right some more time. See you at the weekend!
Kahyu hugs his brother tightly and says:
— Don't get in trouble!
— Until later! Exclaims Kalui.
Walking on the grass, the conversation continues without the tiger boy.
— Kalui, did you just look at your name on the scoreboard or did you see who came first?
He searches his mind for the memory of that day.
— Hm ... I don't really remember. More important! I overheard many conversations while looking for my name. I found that these three schools together are bigger than the basic school and, even though they don't have several sectors, we have a huge training area behind the school buildings.
— Damn Kalui! — she says laughing. — You are very gossipy! Stop listening to others' conversation!
The school has twenty 6-storey buildings, supporting up to 54,000 students. In addition to six bedrooms, three female and three male.
All first-year children and many others from other grades come together in the training area. Other children's uniforms vary. Some have two parallel white bands instead of one; others have almost half of the white uniform and others more than half of the white uniform; The older women wear an all-white uniform with only a black belt, just the opposite of Kalui's uniform, and others wear an all-white uniform with blue details, just like the outfit that Hikari wore in his Ruhm performance.
At nine o'clock, a platform is formed and ten first-year children climb onto it. None of the children, including Kalui, are surprised by the construction emerging from nowhere.
A girl with straight black hair, blue eyes and in the same clothes as Kalui, takes the lead and starts a speech.
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Year 954, day 230, Elfen City, Advanced Elementary School, 8am
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In a luxury room, Kalui sleeps soundly while his colleague strikes his face lightly, repeatedly.
— Wake up, Kalui! Wake up! Cries the boy.
His new friend is of medium height, thin and very white. Her hair is blond, almost white and her eyes are also very light blue, behind glasses close to her face and round, with a black border.
Kalui wakes up little by little, muttering.
— Why is your hand so soft, man ?! It gives me more sleep than it wakes me up!
The boy blushes his cheeks and responds timidly, with clasped hands:
— Thanks...
The boy in the chains laughs out loud and jumps up from the bed.
— Is the bath line too long, Fynich? Asks Kalui.
The blond boy straightens his glasses and responds smiling:
— I've never seen it bigger ...
Kalui's eyes widen, disbelieving in reality.
— Oh, shit!